Hello Luscious Quilt

This is my latest creation.... a baby girl quilt made with the

Hello Luscious fabric collection by BasicGrey for Moda Fabrics.

I used two charm packs for the front and 1.5 yards of coordinating fabric on the back.

Moda charm packs are available for sale on my website.

I'm almost out of Hello Luscious, but there are lots

of other awesome collections to choose from.....

http://www.charmpacksplus.com/charm-packs.html

And they are all on sale until May 14th. Happy Mother's Day!

This quilt is approximately 39 x 43 inches...

the perfect size for tummy time, nap time, or bed time....

 or just to snuggle up!

I did a meander design with white thread for the quilting.

 

Three charm packs will make a larger child-size quilt that is about 45 x 54 inches.

You can always add borders made from

a coordinating print or solid fabric to make the quilt larger.

This is a super easy quilt for beginners.

Happy Quilting :-)

Blue Batik Quilt

Back in April 2011, I posted another Batik quilt made with this same pattern and some general cutting instructions. Then in October 2011, I posted the beginnings of this quilt - Same pattern, different colors.   I am so excited that it is now finished.... and I finished it myself using the free motion quilting techniques I recently learned. I really like how it turned out. The colors are so rich, even next to the gorgeous geraniums. I used a variegated thread on it to blend with the colors of the fabrics throughout the quilt. The batiks are from Princess Mirah. The thread is from Superior Threads - King Tut Quilting Thread - 100% Extra-Long Staple Egyptian Cotton #40/3.

Notice how I used binder clips to hang the quilt....

a few permanent nails in the fence make it really quick to hang a quilt for photos.

A peek at the backing....

I used one long straight pin to hold up the corner.

(I'm telling all my secrets)

This quilt is was for sale on Etsy

along with my other handmade items.

I ♥ Etsy.

Puttin on the Ritz Baby Quilt

This is what I worked on this weekend.... a baby quilt. This could be made using a charm pack, but I used fat quarters instead and cut them into five-inch squares. The sashing is 2 1/2 inches wide cut from Moda Bella Solids Ivory. The finished quilt is 41 x 43 inches. I couldn't make it any wider than the backing fabric without piecing that too, but it turned out just the right size for a baby.
People always ask me how I get the quilting lines so straight. Truth is.... I cheat! I use a disappearing ink pen to mark a row of dots to follow. They washed right out when I ran the finished quilt through the washer. Caution: Do not iron over the markings because the heat might set the ink into the fabric permenantly.

This one is pre-sold. I hope MawMaw likes it :-)

LSU Quilt

In honor of the big SEC football game coming up this weekend

and being a Louisiana girl, I was inspired to make an LSU quilt.

LSU vs. Alabama

Both teams are undefeated so far this season.

That  streak will end for one team this Saturday.

The quilt piecing was simple...

Two purple strips, one tiger print strip,

and two cheddar yellow pieces to finish it off.

The quilting was all done by machine with straight lines -

 diagonal on the cheddar, channels on the stripes.

The backing is one big piece of tiger print.

Finished size - 37 x 39 inches.

Sometimes simple is better :-)

Geaux tigers!

CMYK Quilt

One of my English professors once gave us an assignment to describe the room

 without using any verbs. Let's see if I can describe this quilt verblessly. 

Ink colors... cyan, magenta, yellow, and black (or key)... CMYK

  Four strips of bold color and two panels of gray.

Each the width of the fabric, approximately 42 inches.

Easy piecing. Straight line quilting - vertical and diagonal.

Black binding. 

 

Matching Thread

 

Lovely!

Fun and Easy!

For sale on Etsy....

http://www.etsy.com/listing/84737531/cmyk-modern-baby-quilt-or-table-topper

Ruby Quilt

This was my weekend project. Started on it Friday afternoon and finished putting the binding on it at 10pm on Sunday, right as the New Orleans Saints were winning big on Sunday Night Football. It could be used for a baby quilt or a table topper.

I didn't use a pattern... just made it up as I went.

Supplies needed

One Moda charm pack - I used Ruby, but any one will do

One yard - solid white cotton fabric for sashing

One yard - solid red cotton fabric for inside border and binding

3 yards - matching fabric for wide floral border and backing

Other items - cotton batting, sewing thread for piecing,

machine embroidery thread for quilting

I was worried about the thread since I was stuck at home and couldn't go to the store. My car is still in the shop being repaired after a little fender bender. I didn't have enough of any coordinating color thread like I usually use for the quilting so I used machine embroidery thread. It's finer and shinier and worked just fine. I even ran the quilt through the washer and drier after I finished it to make sure everything held up.... and it did. Now that I know about the embroidery thread, I have a whole other stash I can use and just about every color I will ever need. Lord knows I'm not doing much embroidery these days.